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Colin Cornes

Cornes, 66, sold his waste management company Parkhill Holdings in 1999 for about £41m. He then set up Parkhill 2000, a Shropshire-based land reclamation and plant hire business. In 2006 it made a £19.6m profit on £34.1m sales. With £13.8m net assets it is easily worth £70m. Cornes has a stake worth £63m and other wealth.